Police searching Apache Junction wash for Adrienne Salinas evidence

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. -- Tempe police are searching a four-mile stretch of
wash in Apache Junction for evidence related to the disappearance and death of a
community college student.

Police say Monday's operation was part of a planned strategy by detectives to
do smaller, more targeted searches utilizing GPS coordinates.

A badly decomposed body found Aug. 6 by an Apache Junction property owner was
confirmed last week as that of 19-year-old Adrienne Salinas. The Gateway
Community College student had been missing since June 15.

Tempe police say they're investigating the case as a possible homicide,
although they haven't received a cause of death yet from the Pima County Medical
Examiner's Office.

Police say searchers are looking for such possible evidence as Salinas'
clothing or her cellphone.